Fresh-air bed



A. B. COOKE FRESH AIR BED 4 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Aug. 1 1922 July 1 1924.

A. B. COOKE FRESH AIR BED Filed Aug 1, 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 amen 60% 2772 sses Fatented July 1, 1924.

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.- Applicationiiled rAugiist 1; 1922.. Serial no. 578,907;

To all whom it may concern: p v

' Be' it known vthat I, ARTHUR BARRINGER CooKn, a citizen of the United States; residing at Macomin the county of Bibb and State of Georgia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fresh-Air Beds, of which the following is aspeciiication.

The object of my said; invention is the provision of a bed calculated to afford ample resh air to an occupant while'eifectively protecting the occupant against mosquitoes and other insects, the bed being provided with curtains to afford privacy without preventing the circulation of air and being. co]- lapsible and capable of being expeditiously and easily collapsed into small compass, and a 'as readily set up for use.

In virtue of he collapsible capacity: of the bed it isvadapted to be carried in a small bundle on the running board of an automobile for camping purposes. Y i

To the attainment of :the foregoing, the

invention consists in the improvement as hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the -.accompanying drawings, forming part of this speclfication 2 Figure 1 1s a side elevation of the fresh air bed. constituting the best practical embodiment of my invention of which I am cognizant. v y g Figure'Q is a top plan view of the bed.

Figure 3 is anend elevation of, the bed.

Figure 4 is a transverse section taken in the plane indicated "by the line of'Figure1.:' v J Figure 5 is a horizontal sectionv of 'the bed taken in the plane indicated by the line 5-5 of Figure 1,10okingdownwardly, and with a portion of the mattress unit broken away.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail vertical sec tion taken on the line'6-6 of Figure 2.

Figure 7 is an enlarged horizontal section showing in detail the arrangement of the base frame relative to the corner posts of the bed.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings.

Among other elements my novel bed comprises a base frame 1, of wood or other material compatible with its purpose. At its corners the said base frame 1 is notched as indicated by 2, to receive upright corner posts 3 of square form in cross-section. In this connection it will be noted that the corner posts and the frame 1 are detachably connected by wood screws 4, two to each corner post and arranged at right angles to .each other as shown in Figure 7. From this provision itwill be understood that the -corner posts 3 may be. readily disconnected from the base frame 1 and may as readily be attached in fixed relation to the base frame 1.

Carried. within and connected to the base frame 1v 1s a spring bed bottom 5, and de signed to be superimposed upon and re moved from the base. frame 1 and bed bottom 5 is a mattress 6 which latter perse maybe of any construction compatible with the purposev ofmy invention.

Arranged below the corner portionsof the base frame 1 are legs 7. The said legs 7 arepreferably of cast iron, and are equipped at their upper ends with integral tapered screws 8 which are adapted to be turned into the base frame 1 with a view to detachably.

connecting the legs 7 to the said base frame.

At the upper ends of the corner posts 3 and permanently carried by said corner posts 3 are upwardly extending screws 9 on which are removably arranged a top frame 10;

the said top frame 10 being detachably secured on screws9 by nuts 11 which nuts are preferably of the wingtype-as illustrated. Hingedly connected at 11 to the top frame 10 are straps 12 to which are permanently at- I tached top doors 13'each ofwhich comprises a frame and a screen. section within. the frame as illustrated. The said top doors 13 are equipped at 14: with appropriate handles through the medium of which they may be conveniently opened and closed; Removably arranged in grooves in the in ner sides of the end posts 3 and seated in grooves in theupper sides. of the end bars of the base frame are end walls each of which is composed of a frame 14* and a screen section 15 carried in the frame. The upper ends of the said end walls are disposed in grooves in the end bars of the top frame 10; Figure 6, and from this it follows that when the top frame 10 is disconnected and removed from the corner posts, the end walls can be quickly and conveniently lifted outof engagement with the base frame and the corner posts.

By particular reference to Figure 4 it will be noted that the side bars of the base frame 1 and the side bars of the top frame 10 are provided in their opposed faces with wide grooves 16. These wide grooves 16 are for the reception and endwise-gadjustment of lapped side screens 17 there being two of the said screens 17 to each side of the'bed, and each of the screens 17 being made up of a frame and reticulated material or wire screen carried thereby. Manifestly the screens 17 of each pair are susceptible of endwise adjustment relative to each other, and when the top frame 10 is removed as before indicated the screens 17 may be lifted out of engagement with the base frame and also out of engagement with the grooves in the corner posts 3 which grooves are employed inorder to break joints between the corner posts and the screens 17 and thereby preclude the entry of insects.

Carried by the side bars and end bars of the top frame 10 are shade rollers 20 of the automatic spring type, and connected to said rollers 20 are shades 21 of which four are employedso that the occupant of the bed can use any shade that is necessary to promote his or her privacy. It will also be understood that through the use of one or more of the shades the occupant of the bed can protect himself or herself from rain as well as from rays of the sun as occasion demands,

It will be apparent from the foregoing that my novel bed is calculated to support an occupant above the ground and to protect the occupant in an effective manner from insects and rodents, and this while permitting free circulation of'air which is an important desideratum in any sleeping compartment. It will also be apparent that my novel bed is capable of being expeditiously and easily disassembled for packing in a small bundle so as to be adapted to be conveniently carried on the running board of an automobile, and that when a camp is reached, the bed can be readily unpacked and set up. ready for. use.

The user of my novel bed can enter and C leave the same through the top or through one of the sides as is found most convenient,

and can then effectively close either the side or the top..,

In addition to the practical advantages ascribed to my ,novel bed it will be noted that the same can'be used in the winter time either with or without screens, although the screens are always-desirable When the bed is used in the open, this in order to preclude the possibility of rodents or other small animals annoying the occupant of the bed.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts embraced in the present and preferred embodiment of my invention in order to impart a full, clear and exact understanding of the said embodiment. I do not desire, however, to be understood as confining myself to the specific construction and relative arrangement of parts inasmuch as in the future practice of the invention various changes and modifications may be made such as fall within the scope of my invention as defined in my appended claim.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by LettersPate'nt, 1s

A bed of the class described including a base frame having legs supporting the frame above a support, and a bed spring carried thereby, uprights removably secured to the corner portions of the said frame, a top frame removably mounted on the upper ends of said upright, the opposed faces of the uprights, the lower face of the top frame, and the upper face of the base frame being formed with grooves extending longitudinally adjacent the end portionsgend frames removably mounted in the grooves at the ends of the base frame having a screen member carried thereby, a pair of screened frame members mounted for relative sliding movement in the grooves at each side of the base frame to provide access to the interior of the beds, and a pair of screen sections hinged in the top frame adapted to close said frame and provide access to the bed therethrough, said top frame being adapted to receive ourtain supports for suspending curtain rollers therefrom.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

ARTHUR B. COOKE. 

